Inside the ‘Resistance Manual’

(March 7, 2017; Nesima Aberra, Vox): “In a democracy, everyone should get to participate. If you are resisting a person who has authoritarian tendencies, that quashes dissent, it is important that the resistance is as democratic as possible. The way a movement is structured and operates informs the outcome you’ll get. If the movement is racist, you will have a racist outcome. If the movement is ableist, you will have an ableist outcome. For what we are opposing, it’s particularly salient that we have an open, democratic platform for organizing. It’s not just about the ideology; it’s about the process….”